THE BIRDS OF SOUTH-WEST AND PENINSULAR SIAM. 113 



Total leogth, 6 280, 223, 210, 222, 21S, 218, 245, 224, 238, $ 

 228; wing, 6 136, 145, 144, 142, 150, 152, 151, 146, 142, 9 140; 

 tail, 6 82, 84, 85, 86, 90, 90, 93, 85, 84, ? 85 ; tarsus, r^ 27, 27, 26, 24, 

 26.5, 24, 25, 25, 9 25 ; bill from gape, 6 21, 20, 21.5, 20, 21.5, 22, 

 21, 21, 9 21 mm. 



On dimensions, etc., our large series arc iJ-jntical with the 

 single specimen described by Parrot as above. We do n(jt, however, 

 see that he has made out a case for separating it from the 

 N. W. Himalayan ])ird, and therefore have not used his name. 

 172. Ninox scutulata malaccensis (Eyton). 



Athene malaccensis, Eyton. Ann. it Mag Nat. Hist., xvi, 1845, p. 



228 (Malay Peninsula). 

 Ninox scutulata malaccensis, J., p. 144 (Langkawi Ids) ; L., p. 04 



(Junk Seylon). 



The smalter darker resident form, common thr(nigh(jut the area. 

 173. Ninox scutulata scutulata (Raffles). 



Strix scutulata, Raffles, Trans. Linn. Soc. xiii, 1822, p. 280 



(Sumatra). 

 Ninox scutiihda scutulata, J., p. 143 (Langkawi Ids; Pulau Lontar). 



This is the larger migratory form, whicli is common on the 



islands of the Straits of Malacca during the winter months. 



174 Ninox scutulata burmanica (Hume). 



Ninox burmanica, Hume, Stray Feathers, iv, 187(3, p. 285 (Pegu 

 and Tenasserim) ; A., p. 40 (Mergui) ; Ninox hnnnanica, type 

 region restricted to Tenasserim. 



Sinox scutulata, C. ii, p. 159 (Tenasserim). 



Ninox scutulata burmanica, K., p. 89 (Inner Cult" of Siam). 



Ninox scutulata (subsp ?) ; 1., p, 121 (North Siam). 



A bird larger and jjaler than N'. s. m((lacccnsi>i, found as yet 

 only in the extreme north of our area and with difficulty seixirablc 

 from N. n. scutulata. 



!• Gyldenstolpc, Kungl. Sv. Vet. Akad. Ilamil. M. Baker, Journ. N. H. Soc. Siam, iii, 1919. 



56, No. 2, 1916. (fii-sf, ,»„-i). 



J. Robinson, Journ. K. M. S. Mus. vii, 1917. Baker, .Journ. X. II. Soc. Siain, iii, 1919. 



K- Kloss, Ibis, 1918. (sceonil part). 



t. Uobinson and Kloss, Journ. N. n. Soc. Sijrni. M.I. Baker, Journ. X. II. Soc. Siam, iv, ig-iO. 



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